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• Applicant of child care who is 18 years of age or older is considered a separate household from their parent even if the applicant resides in the same house; • Foster child when in a family case that is applying for non-foster care services for their own children. • Foster child is considered a one-person family and only the child’s income is counted. • Emancipated minor is defined as a minor 18 years or under whose parent has entirely surrendered the responsibility of the care and custody of the minor and the right to the minor’s earnings and is under no legal obligation to support the minor. • An emancipated minor with a child living in the home of their parent is counted as a separate household. This minor is not included in the TANF or SNAP budgets. A minor is emancipated if they meet one of the following conditions: o The court legally released the minor from parental control, o Both parents of the minor have signed an emancipation statement. This statement must be notarized, NOTE: The Child Care Scholarship Program uses this statement for eligibility purposes only. However, this information may be made available under the Freedom of Information Act. • The minor has legally married, OR • The minor has been legally divorced or become widowed but has not returned to parental support. • An un-emancipated minor is counted in the family size of their parent. Applications for child care will be taken in the parent’s name and the parent must meet all eligibility criteria, unless the following circumstances apply: o The teen parent has no parent or legal guardian whose whereabouts is known. o No parent or legal guardian of the teen parent allows the teen to live in their home. o The teen parent lived apart from their own parent or legal guardian for a period of at least one year before the birth of the dependent child. o The physical or emotional health or safety of the teen parent or dependent child would be jeopardized if they resided in the same residence with the major parent or legal guardian.